The Center for Research on African- American Women focuses on critical issues relevant to African-American women that can be of significance for policy decision-making.

The Center for Research on African- American Women (The Center) was established in 1998 by the Foundation and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. to serve as a resource facility to examine issues impacting the lives of African American Women while engaging in research-oriented projects that examine the lives of African American women in education, economics, and health in the United States and abroad.

The Center publishes a biennial scholarly publication, PHILLIS: The Journal for Research on African American Women, named in honor of Phillis Wheatley, the first African American to publish in the United States.

Other program areas of The Center include:

• The Vivian A. Ware Research Fellowship
• The Stephanie Tubbs Jones Institute Social Justice
• The Stephanie Tubbs Jones Summer Internship

The Foundation also established the Sister Scholars Advisory Council in April 2009 to provide counsel for The Center. The Council comprises African American women scholars and professionals residing throughout the nation.